What are my options when it comes to exiting a verbal month to month room rental. (apartment)
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I need help. I am currently renting a room based on a verbal agreement. I have been here for over 3 years and have been paying month to month from the 13th to the 12th and I am ready to move. I currently pay $500 a month. I am looking to move out by August 23rd and gave a 3 week notice. Nothing was brought up to me at that point about final payment. I have no reason to stay past August 23rd but was told that I am expected to pay the full $500 and be allowed to have my room available for showing up until Sept 12 which is when I should have all my items gone. I am willing to pay $300 and and request the option to have all my stuff out by August 30th. Is there anything that legally binds me to pay the full $500? I am staying in a 5 bedroom apartment with that the actual landlord is charging $1700 for. I don't want to bail out on the family, but I feel that I being forced to stay longer than needed.
Last edited by relica85; 08-18-2015 at 01:51 PM..
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Oral contracts aren't worth the paper they are printed upon.
If you want to bounce, then go when you wish. Pay what is owed for that time and that is that. There isn't anything else besides a "handshake agreement" that would cause you to honor whatever wishes of your LL. If the matter went to court (highly unlikely) it boils down to a he said-she said thing and your LL has no proof such as a signed lease that stipulates what he is entitled.
technically once you start another month on August 13th you owe $500 for next months rent.
But after 3+ years it's surprising that they would be such dicks about it...
$300 on your part is more than reasonable, if they are that hard headed about it I would just tell them i'm leaving on August 12th and that way they get nothing for that month.
Failure to give 30 day's notice may actually subject you to pay for another month (check with an housing attorney on that, though). What landlord would actually enforce that? You never know. But talk to your landlord. Maybe you can get something in writing (or even orally) letting you give less than 30 day's notice. That way you have one less thing hanging over your head.
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